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In 2016 helped found Nyamakop studio in Johannesburg that developed game

When he partnered with global talent agency UTA a year later Myres found more receptive audience

Mashigo suggested people did not always know how to interact with work by Africans about Africans

When that failed to impress investors at 2019 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco he nearly gave up on concept

He eventually crowdsourced enough money from friends and family to build improved prototype of game

We got funded off an elevator pitch budget was several million dollars robust for indie studio in industry where larger companies spend upward of $300 million on game

Next month at Fowler Museum at University of California Los Angeles Myres and Mashigo will discuss Relooted with Erica P Jones curator who in 2024 oversaw repatriation of seven looted artifacts to Asante kingdom in Ghana

Ben Myres game’s creative director said Relooted did not dwell on real-world politics of returning stolen artworks

Crew including retired history professor young security specialist must organize theft gathering information finding escape route

As young developer in South Africa Myres faced uphill battle to attract investors for Relooted

Motion sensors alarm bells shutter doors prevent easy getaway in thriller

For creators behind Relooted burglary proved disappointing

Relooted side-scrolling puzzle-platformer was released on Tuesday for PC and Xbox

Myres chose to represent real artifacts leaving museums ambiguous

Thieves made stealing $102 million worth of jewels look easy at Louvre Museum in Paris last year

The album featured fresh interpretations with modern production and its final track was a 1972 live recording of Flack transforming a “Revolver” song.

Nina Simone conjures hope in her 1971 cover.

Earth Wind & Fire’s Grammy-winning cover is a highlight of the soundtrack.

McCartney sent a demo of “Let It Be” to Jerry Wexler in 1969.

Aretha Franklin sings “Let It Be” like it was written for her.